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Standard XII
Physics
Moment of Inertia of a Disc
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Question
Find the moment of inertia of a cylinder of mass
M
, radius
R
and length
L
about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its length.
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Solution
Moment of inertia of disc
=
M
R
2
2
Moment of inertia of disc parallel to its plane
=
M
R
2
4
( by perpendicular anus theorem ).
For a small part of length
d
x
amount of inertia will
=
d
m
R
2
4
+
d
m
x
2
( by parallel axis theorem )
⇒
I
=
∫
L
/
2
−
L
/
2
d
m
(
R
2
4
+
x
2
)
=
∫
+
L
/
2
−
L
/
2
M
L
d
x
(
R
2
4
+
x
2
)
=
[
M
L
(
R
2
4
x
+
x
3
3
)
]
L
/
2
−
L
/
2
=
M
L
(
R
2
4
L
+
L
3
12
)
=
M
4
(
R
2
+
L
2
3
)
Hence, the answer is
M
4
(
R
2
+
L
2
3
)
.
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